Nuclear power plants burn uranium to create energy. What other radioactive element is produced as a byproduct?
Answer Plutonium
In the right conditions, uranium isotopes can turn into plutonium. Both the U-235 uranium isotopes and the new plutonium atoms split when hit by free neutrons, releasing energy through nuclear fission.
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